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Atlanta officer shoots, wounds man behind business

ATLANTA — Atlanta police are investigating after an officer shot a man after they say he pulled a handgun on the officer.

Authorities say the officer then fired on the man early Thursday morning, behind a Family Dollar store on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

Atlanta police Lt. Paul Guerrucci tells The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (http://bit.ly/RHpoY7) that the officer was responding a call about a prowler around 7 a.m., and spotted the suspect behind the business.

Guerrucci said the suspect pulled a gun, and the officer responded by firing his weapon and striking the man at least twice.

Authorities said the suspect was taken to a hospital in critical but stable condition. His name wasn't released.